https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184465 A civil suit for recovery on dishonoured cheques may proceed alongside a complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, but compensation already paid or recovered in the parallel criminal proceeding under Section 357 CrPC must be taken into account in the later civil decree. The civil court is bound to adjust such sums when awarding compensation in a subsequent suit arising from the same transaction, and the appellate court, as a continuation of the suit, may correct any omission to do so. The decree therefore required modification and recalculation to reflect the compensation already deposited. en-us Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184465 A civil suit for recovery on dishonoured cheques may proceed alongside a complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, but compensation already paid or recovered in the parallel criminal proceeding under Section 357 CrPC must be taken into account in the later civil decree. The civil court is bound to adjust such sums when awarding compensation in a subsequent suit arising from the same transaction, and the appellate court, as a continuation of the suit, may correct any omission to do so. The decree therefore required modification and recalculation to reflect the compensation already deposited. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184465